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Dr. Edgar Blanco, Executive Director of CLI, notes that the financial crisis, the presidential election, and the possible increase in green regulation will profoundly affect supply chains in 2009.
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Articles Include: Is Your Supply Chain Primed for Price Increases? How to swim in a rising tide of price hikes Wider Cost Horizons Reveal Hidden Savings Narrow-minded cost managers pay a price Four Steps to Network Resilience Genentech’s path through the risk-mitigation maze Making New Compliance Connections Trade compliance as...
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This "Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies" article by Jarrod Goentzel describes how tapping into increasingly networked sensor data will give firms a significant competitive advantage
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #30. Read all articles in this issue. Given the high degree of market uncertainty that companies now have to deal with, finding ways to mitigate and eliminate risk in supply networks is no longer a matter of choice. Risk management (RM) has become an integral part...
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Another two companies, third-party logistics provider Transplace and leading fruit juice manufacturer Ocean Spray, have joined the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) Supply Chain Exchange program. The program has more than doubled its membership since MIT CTL embarked on an expansion effort some four years ago. The...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #30. Read all articles in this issue. The 2009 Supply Chain Innovation and Leadership Series (SCILS), a month-long series of talks, site visits, and leadership workshops that happens every January, was the largest yet, reflecting the growing research and academic base of the MIT Center for...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #30. Read all articles in this issue. Supply chain is adjusting to the extreme turbulence that has become the new norm in most markets, but how is it evolving to meet these challenges in a post-recession world? Perhaps towards a role as shock absorber, one that...
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Articles Include: Tetra Pak Takes Control of Global Transportation Driving freight management to strategic levels Weighing Your Sourcing Options Regional and global choices in the balance Hedging Know-How That Pays Dividends Supply chains that talk finance Learning to Live With Fuel Price Swings How to be miserly with miles [Re]Searching...
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Articles Include: Is Your Supply Chain Strategy in a Rut? Time to check your strategic temperature Don’t Fall for Divided Logistics Contracts Lowest-cost logistics might not deliver Weathering the Economic Storm Some tactics from the recession front line Searching for Answers: Tips on Building Solid Relationships Win-win conversations with suppliers...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue Enlightened companies know that economic downturns can be occasions to regroup and prepare for the next new set of challenges, and resources such as the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) Supply Chain Exchange Program provide the...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue More than $10 billion in donor-financed health commodities is expected to flow into low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) annually by 2011, and much work is going on to improve the efficiency of the supply chains that deliver these products...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue Even though companies are devoting more resources to developing green supply chains, some form of government support is needed to address environmental issues that are simply too big for enterprises to tackle alone. The problem is that such private/public...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue A supply chain simulation exercise will be part of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) “Supply Chain Management: Driving Strategic Advantage 2009” executive education course, January 6-9, 2009, in Cambridge, MA. This four-day program for supply...
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Articles Include: Lessons From India on Managing Supply Chain Complexity Get acquainted with India if you want to fulfill its eastern promise Cisco Gets the Measure of Risk A real-world run for risk management Look for Leaders With Hard and Soft Skills Versatility is the name of the game if...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue The globalization of supply chain and logistics education will take a major step forward in January 2009, when applications open for a new program that spans Europe, the United States, and a network of universities across Latin America. The...
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Articles Include: Revive Your Outsourcing Strategy by Rebuilding SRM Two steps to a rejuvenated Asian outsourced operation Brace Brittle Supply Chains With S&OP Another perspective on S&OP: risk management Face [To] Face: SCS Q&A Finding New Roads to Profitability GM’s David Gonsalvez on driving through change [Re]Searching for Answers: Supply...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #28. Read all articles in this issue It comes as no surprise that supply chains have to flex with unforeseen events, yet companies are being caught off guard by the complexity of the changes they now have to deal with. Unexpected twists in business fortunes are...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #28. Read all articles in this issue The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) will give a number of presentations on a wide range of topics at this year’s Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Global Conference 2008, Denver, CO, October 5...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #28. Read all articles in this issue Supply chain talent is in short supply, particularly in areas such as planning and strategic management, according to Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL). Caplice participated in a recent webinar...
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Articles Include: The Pitfalls of Remote Supplier Management Is your Asian outsourcing strategy sinking under the weight of administrative costs? New Light on Container Scanning Get the facts before passing judgment on 100 percent scanning Widen Your Risk Horizon Plug into the power industry to find out about risk [Re]...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #28. Read all articles in this issue Global supply networks are becoming more complex at a time when maintaining the integrity of business supply lines has never been more challenging. Companies must deliver product over wider geographical areas while meeting the demands of lean operating principles...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #28. Read all articles in this issue Postponement, the process that delays the final configuration of a product until more accurate demand information is available, is gaining in importance, yet its value proposition is often misunderstood. Research carried out by the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) in...
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Articles Include: Tata’s Market-Driven Supply Chain The Nano offers lessons in how to drive supply chains in emerging markets A Road Map to Collaboration Retailers are blazing a trail to profitable collaboration Face[To]Face: SCS Q&A: Staying Top of the Class Staples’ Dan Marous on the importance of supply chain Searching...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #27. Read all articles in this issue Global distribution networks are always a work in progress, constantly adjusting to changes such as shifts in exchange rates and labor costs. The problem for supply chain managers is how to keep track of these various factors and develop...
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Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #27. Read all articles in this issue Five companies have become strategic partners of the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI). Based in Bogota, Colombia, CLI is part of the MIT Global Scale Network and is expanding its base of corporate sponsors in Latin America. The...